Matching Pairs Dict Root WordOnline version Match the definition to the correct root word. by Tina Smith 1 dictator 2 edict 3 dictation 4 dictionary 5 dictum 6 verdict 7 contradict 8 diction 9 indictment 10 predict what is written down as someone says it to say what will happen before it occurs a leader who speaks and rules with total power a reference book in which spoken or written words are defined a judge's ruling or statement formal words spoken or written by a jury that charge a person with a crime the manner in which something is expressed in words (written or spoken) public words issued by an official that explain a law or command the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury to speak against; to say the opposite